Gwale Surname
Approximately 874 people bear this surname
Gwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 458 | 1:161,309 | 16,675 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Gwale (69) may also be a first name.
Gwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwale (Marathi: गवळे) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwale? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 401,796th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 8,338,153 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Gwale reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Gwale is also the 1,171,416th most widespread first name globally, borne by 69 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 161,309. Not including The DR Congo Gwale occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gwale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gwale in the Marathi language | ||
| गवळे | gavale | 50 |
| गवले | gavale | 25 |
| ग्वाले | gvale | 25 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gwale
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